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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Blatant Rudeness & Racism

I am creature of habit and I tend to eat at the same place at the same time day after day after day.

For the last week or so when I have been buying my lunch at the Oxford Street Subway store I have seen the same customer come in a few times.

I remembered him because each time I saw him I would think to myself that he was some sort of consultant, and was probably not very successful.

Why do I think he was not very successful?

Well his clothes were ill fitting, he needed a haircut, he always carried very old ratty briefcase and he just had that air of somone who is not happy with the way their life has turned out when they reach middle age.

It's that the world owes me something look!

Anyway, the Subway store I go to is owned and run by an Asian couple. She always works the counter and he always works the cash register. They are a nice people they are always friendly and polite she knows my order backwards and is always friendly when I come in.

Over the last couple of years the store has been getting busier and more staff have been added. In particular over the last couple of weeks they have been training new staff members. Most of the staff are Asian and I would guess probably International Students who are in Australia on study / work visas, and English is not going to be their first language.

At lunch time it can get pretty full on and I could imagine as a trainee you can get a bit mixed up with the orders.

Well today the Guy was right in front of me and the poor trainee got slightly mixed up with his salad choice. It's easy enough mistake you just say 'um no onions thanks' and the onions get taken off.

Well that would be the normal way right?

No Way!

The absolute wanker started mouthing off saying things like he's not going to eat that, you stupid idiot, learn English and a few other choice things.

Then he starts ranting and raving at the guy on the cash register and telling him that he (failed guy) works for head office and he's going to report them and they need to pick up their act or their franchise will be cancelled.

That head office knows all about their lack of success etc.

I was mortified this guy was just being so rude and racist without justification either.

To his immense credit the owner kept his calm and was polite and enquired 'which' head office he worked for. Not suprisingly his story changed and he had done some work for the NSW head office.

The owner obviously knew the guy was lying through his teeth though because he let the guy change his story and get obviously mixed up in what he was saying by asking more questions.

I felt like telling him to piss off and stop harassing people but I decided better of it.

It's funny though I was reminded of a few things, one how easy it is to be nice to people especially someone wearing a trainee badge and two if you are going to pull rank then do it because you have the rank to pull. Don't make up some story that is patently untrue.

2 Comments:

At Thu Feb 07, 01:31:00 AM EST, Blogger ultra said...

With an attitude like that, no wonder he seems 'failed'. You can't get by in life by being rude to people who serve you.

My brother-in-law's mother is really racist. She says things like "I wouldn't eat Asian food, you don't know if they've put cat in it" and bullshit like that, and she's a primary school teacher! My sister is purposefully not inviting me to any events the woman will be at, because she's afraid I'll tell the cow what a retarded bitch she is. I don't see what's wrong with honesty.

 
At Thu Feb 07, 08:44:00 AM EST, Blogger Superdrewby said...

I did notice the correlation between his rudeness and his air of failure.

Wise old proverb never sweat the small stuff in life..

I could not even imagine having a child having to be taught by someone as narrow minded as that it's astonishing, but then again if Shirley Roper Phelps can get on TV then anything can happen!

 

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